Since 2014, the Sport for Development sector has been granted a UN-recognised international observance day on 6 April. As facilitators for the community, sportanddev brings you this space to provide some context, share advice on how to organise your own campaign and enable you to highlight your activities.

IDSDP: Community articles

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Today marks the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), a global celebration recognising the power of sport in advancing social inclusion...

sportanddev Community
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/international-weightlifting-federation-celebrates-international-day-sport-development
 
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Every April 6th, the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace is celebrated, a key date that highlights the transformative power of sport...

sportanddev Community
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/sport-can-transform-reality-celebrating-international-day-sport-development-and-peace
 
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Sport has the power to bring people together, to break down barriers, and create positive social change.

sportanddev Community
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/world-aquatics-celebrates-international-day-sport-development-and-peace
 
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Youth Charter issues a Global Call 2 Action for UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 2025 to deliver the UN 2030...

Geoff Thompson MBE FRSA DL QP JM
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/youth-charter-call-2-action-international-day-sport-development-and-peace-2025
 
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For the 2025 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), sportanddev issued a call for input. Sport for development organisations from around...

sportanddev
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/idsdp2025-submissions-sport-peace-community
 
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This year’s International Day of Sport for Development and Peace – which is led by the United Nations and takes place on 6th April...

sportanddev Community
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/together-we-did-alliance-sport-marks-10-years-collective-impact-sport-and-criminal
 
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We, the Sport for Development Network Germany, would like to inform the newly elected government in Germany about the potential of sport and movement...

sportanddev Community
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/future-sport-development-sector-germany
 
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In 1999, amid the fragile peace of post-war Kosovo, PLAY International emerged with a bold vision: that sport could be more than recreation—it could...

sportanddev Community
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/harnessing-power-play-play-international-and-future-sport-development-western-balkans
 
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Every year on April 6, IDSDP reminds us how sport can create positive change in communities everywhere. For Team Up, the Australian Government’s sport...

sportanddev Community
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/team-shares-importance-idsdp-pacific-region
 
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If you are an individual, an organisation, a group, or a private company, that is active in the field of sport for development and...

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https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/participate-japan-sport-council-and-unitar-idsdp-2025-social-media-campaign
 
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Slum Soccer celebrated IDSDP 2021 across three cities in India through various different activities and initiatives.

sportanddev
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/slum-soccer-celebrates-idsdp-2021
 
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On IDSDP 2021, the Balochistan Dodgeball Association organized its annual dodgeball competition.

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https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/bringing-refugees-and-locals-together-dodgeball
 
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